S.
"I am honored to be chosen to help lead this board and continue to work with
such a distinguished and forward-thinking group of information security
professionals. National Consumers League, First Data Corp. Phishing is when people are tricked into providing
their bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal
information by identity thieves posing as legitimate companies, government
agencies, or other trusted entities . The new report being released at the
press conference is the result of a three-day brainstorming retreat attended
by leaders in consumer advocacy, financial services, technology companies, and
government agencies. It provides
leverage to entrepreneurs so they can focus on technology development and
leave all the other headaches of starting an operation in Pakistan to a
company that excels in solving these issues," remarked Shoieb Yunus,
Managing Director, Precept.com or call 408-417-0797.

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Brody , CISSP, CISM, former associate CIO for cyber security at the
Department of Energy (retired) who is still planning to remain on the board as
an active member. 116

About NCL
The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America's pioneer
consumer organization.nclnet.

PRESS RELEASE Announcing Precept Global Access a High-Tech Incubation +amp; Venture Capital Company With Initial Focus on the Pakistani Market

Why Pakistan?

The Government of Pakistan has provided several incentives to investors for
promoting the IT industry in the country. Precept is establishing its first incubator
in Karachi, Pakistan.

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(ISC)2(R) Appoints Jane Scott Norris as Co-Chair of Government Advisory Board

Norris will take on the role of board co-chair, a position recently filled
by Bruce A.S.

About (ISC)2
The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium,
Inc.isc2. Speakers will explore the Internet Fraud Battlefield,
demonstrate how phishing scams are perpetrated against consumer victims, and
announce their new Action Plan to curb the scam .com, Email
investor@preceptglobalaccess.

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Following the successful authorization of State's inventory of
systems, (ISC)2 asked Norris to provide the subject matter experts to develop
the Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP(CM)) credential. Prior to government service, Norris worked in IT in the aerospace
industry., Microsoft, American Bankers
Association, American Express, and Others to Release Recommendations for
Fighting Widespread Scams Against Consumers

WASHINGTON, The National Consumers League (NCL)
will hold a press conference next week to issue its "Call for Action" against
phishing, a large and growing problem that threatens consumer confidence in
conducting business online.
For more information, visit http://www.
Precept Global Access
today announced its formation and its mission to fund and support
early-stage technology companies and entrepreneurs, who wish to locate
facilities in Pakistan.

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, The International Information
Systems Security Certification Consortium [(ISC)2(R)], the non-profit global
leader in educating and certifying information security professionals
throughout their careers, today announced it has appointed Jane Scott Norris,
CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, CAP, CISM, chief information security officer (CISO ) at
the Department of State, to be the new co-chair of the (ISC)2 U. [(ISC)2(R)] is the internationally recognized Gold Standard for educating
and certifying information security professionals. More information about
(ISC)2 is available at http://www. What the country has lacked is access to venture
capital and the knowledge to exploit the opportunities offered by
supporting companies that access global markets," said Naeem Zafar, an
advisor to Precept and President and CEO of Pyxis, an electronic design
automation technology company based in Santa Clara, California.





Precept Global Access


About Precept

Precept Global Access provides funds and professional services to drive and
support early-stage companies.

Precept headquarters are at 830 Stewart Drive, Suite A9, Sunnyvale, CA
94086, USA.

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Government Advisory Board for Cyber Security is a 20-
member volunteer board made up of senior-level government security executives
and managers who provide insight and advice to (ISC)2 on government policies
and programs that affect the information security profession, as well as
certifications for U. For the
past two years, Norris was recognized as one of the top five security
executives in the country in CSI's Information Security Executive of the Year
program.

(ISC)2 Inc.

WHO: Susan Grant, Vice President of Public Policy, the National
Consumers League and Director, National Fraud Information
Center/Internet Fraud Watch
Doug Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst, American Bankers
Association
Barbara Span, Vice President Public Affairs, First Data
Corporation
Frank Torres, Director of Consumer Affairs, Microsoft

WHAT: Press conference to announce new multi-group action plan for
fighting phishing scams. Our mission is to protect and promote social and
economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. Shoieb Yunus, CEO and Founder of EzValidation, has
been named Managing Director.preceptglobalaccess.

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The (ISC)2 U. Howard, CISSP, CISM, CISO for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD)

"Professional certification is becoming an absolutely critical part of
government's ability to find and hire the best possible staff members to
protect its networks, information and critical infrastructure," Norris said. For much of her career, Norris provided security and systems
expertise for American embassies around the world, including as information
management officer in London, England and Islamabad, Pakistan; regional
systems manager in Pretoria, South Africa; and systems manager in Kinshasa,
Zaire.org.

WHERE: The National Press Club
West Ballroom
529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor

WHEN: 10:00 a.

Precept provides professional services and infrastructure to early-stage
companies that help them take advantage of the talent pool and the lower
operating costs in Pakistan that can be two to three times lower than
India.
Because of these incentives, an increasing number of foreign IT companies
have chosen Pakistan for their outsourcing operations.

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State Department CISO Will Help Lead Distinguished Group of Senior-Level
Federal Information Security Officials Advising (ISC)2 on Policies,
Trends and Certifications

PALM HARBOR, Fla.S. As CISO, she is responsible for the department's
cyber security program and also serves as director of the Office of
Information Assurance.org.

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The newest members of the board include:

* John Boynton, CISSP , chief of staff for the Defense Information
Assurance Program, Department of Defense (DoD)

* Dara Gordon Murray, CISSP, director of the Information Systems Security
Division Program Support Center, for the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) and program manager for the HHS-wide IT Security Program
team

* John M. Ortiz, Jr. The CISSP and SSCP are among the first
information technology credentials to meet the stringent requirements of ANSI
under ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying
personnel.

"I'm very pleased to see Shoieb heading up this venture due to his
knowledge and expertise based on being part of Silicon Valley's ecosystem,"
Zafar added., Lahore and Islamabad.

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Government Accountability Office

* Lee Imrey , CISSP, CISA, CPP, IT security architect for the Department of
Justice

* Patrick D. Founded in 1989, (ISC)2 has
certified over 40,000 information security professionals in more than 100
countries.m.e.

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Government
Advisory Board for Cyber Security. Jane also brings a great
enthusiasm for both areas of government operations to her new leadership
role."
Norris, a member of the Government Advisory Board since late 2003, will
work closely with existing board members as well as several recently appointed
government information security professionals.
Norris earlier served as senior adviser for strategic personnel issues for
the Deputy CIO at State, devising the federal best practice of IT skills
incentive pay. on Thursday, March 16

CONTACT: Mark Fernando, National Consumers League at 202-835-3323,
ext. "Because of this and the talent pool available
in Pakistan we are focused on funding companies in the software, digital
media and IT-enabled services.

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"The combination of her expertise in government personnel practices
and information security issues is truly unique., CISSP, a member of the IT team for the U. Her accomplishments include transforming a fledgling
security organization into a professionally qualified, process-oriented,
results-achieving team; starting from scratch and leading the State Department
strategy to meet OMB's mandate for authorization of all legacy systems within
18 months.

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"The incubation model has been tried and it can work well. We hope to attract companies to Pakistan who
would otherwise not think of Pakistan as a development site.

For more information, please visit www.

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Based in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, with offices in Vienna,
Virginia, USA, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, (ISC)2 issues the Certified
Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP(R)) and related
concentrations, Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP(CM)), and
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP(R)) credentials to those meeting
necessary competency requirements. (ISC)2, CISSP, SSCP and CBK are registered certification marks
and CAP is a service mark of (ISC)2, Inc.

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Precept's services include:

-- Seed funds for start-ups
-- Office space
-- High speed Internet connection
-- Access to experienced technology resources
-- Business plan development
-- Business growth strategies
-- Strategic planning for global reach
-- Accounting and legal services
-- Administrative and HR services

"I have always believed that Pakistan possesses tremendous untapped
potential for high-tech companies as well as a skilled pool of technical
people and entrepreneurs. Additional facilities will be established in other
major cities of Pakistan, i.

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Lynn McNulty, CISSP, director of government affairs for
(ISC)2, will continue to act as the board's other co-chair. government cyber security professionals.
"I am very much looking forward to having Jane as my co-chair in
performing the Government Advisory Board's very important work," McNulty
stated.S."
Norris is the first CISO at the State Department and a career member of
the senior foreign service. (ISC )2 also offers a portfolio of educational related products and
services based upon (ISC)2's CBK(R ), a compendium of industry best practices
for information security professionals, and is responsible for the annual
(ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study.

UPDATE: Advocates Corporations Government Unite Against Phishing Scams to Issue 'Call for Action' at 3/16 Press Conference

Some of the benefits provided to
the IT companies are in the form of tax holidays for 15 years, 7 years tax
holiday for venture capital funds and 100% foreign equity ownership.

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